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The Coliseum in London’s West End is used to staging epic theatrical productions. But even for the capital’s largest theater, The Mongol Khan was unique.

The Coliseum in London’s West End is used to staging epic theatrical productions. But even for the capital’s largest theater, The Mongol Khan was unique.

Hero Baatar’s large-scale production continues through to 2 December

This production is a spectacle, and a gloriously excessive one, and if you feel you’ve had your fill of stripped-back, minimalist shows, this is a show worth having on your radar.

The first thing to know about this Mongolian history show is that the khan in question is not Genghis. Instead, this soft-power bid from the tiny nation wriggling free of Russia and China (the latter has banned it for fear of rousing separatist sympathies) is set 2,000 years ago, although its arrival here marks a more recent event: 60 years since Britain established diplomatic relations with Mongolia. But despite that interesting backdrop, and a 70-strong cast, this epic production is, alas, epi

A colossal cast of singers, dancers, acrobats and contortionists take your breath away in this epic and moving story of betrayal and parental sacrifice

Mongolia 2000 years ago. A brutal succession battle threatens the very stability of the Empire. As the great Khan struggles to maintain his supremacy, a plot hatches that will forever alter the balance of power. Mongolia’s leading theatre company comes to the UK for the very first time with a lavish production performed by an

“The Mongol Khan” will be the first Mongolian play performed abroad, furthering emphasizing Mongolia’s cultural diplomacy.

Animal control, FVRD staff were ‘collecting and disposing of carcasses,’ says city rep

Few of us visit Mongolia – but now, a big-budget production celebrating Genghis Khan’s homeland is coming to the London Coliseum